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Turnover of qualified staff is disruptive to the care community in which the nurse works. In 2003, the estimated financial cost of replacing a medical-surgical nurse was approximately ____.
 
  a. 1,000 to 9,000
  b. 10,000 to 40,000
  c. 50,000 to 80,000
  d. 90,000 to 150,000

Question 2

How can nurses act as advocates?
 
  1 . Helping others make informed decisions by acting as an intermediary in the environment
  2 . Indirectly intervening on the behalf of others
  3 . Directly intervening on the behalf of others
  4 . Helping subordinates make informed decisions by acting indirectly in the environment
  A) 1, 2
  B) 1, 3
  C) 2, 4
  D) 3, 4



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Turnover of qualified staff is disruptive to the care community in which the nurse works and is extremely costly. In 2003, the estimated financial cost of replacing a medical-surgical nurse was approximately 92,442 (based on a national average salary of 46,832), whereas replacement of a critical care nurse was almost 145,000.

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